Deutsche Bank Championship

Fantasy Fix

We discuss Hurricane Irene, setting up a satellite office at a chain restaurant, and of course, this week's PGA Tour stop

Luke Donald has emerged as a threat to win every week in 2011.

Deutsche Bank Championship

Where: Norton, Mass.

Course: TPC Boston

Defending champion: Charley Hoffman shot a final-round 62 to win by five shots.

Purse: $8,000,000

This Week's Fix Six

1. Steve Stricker
2. Luke Donald
3. Nick Watney
4. Adam Scott
5. Jason Day
6. Vijay Singh

By Alex Myers

Follow on Twitter: @AlexMyers3

Photo by Getty Images

August 30, 2011

Welcome to another edition of Fantasy Fix, where the next hurricane we hear about better be the tropical drink you have in celebration of capturing your league. A wild, wet weekend has left me temporarily without a home or office, so I'm writing to you from a Così. On the downside, it can get a little loud, but on the bright side, I don't have to walk as far to get lunch and the smell of freshly-baked bread is delightful (Do I sense a potential Fantasy Fix sponsorship opportunity?). Let's press on so you can experience a bright finish to your fantasy season.

ON TAP

The FedEx Cup Playoffs continue with the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston. Unlike it's more famous counterpart, TPC Sawgrass, any island greens on the course this week are a direct cause of Hurricane Irene. The top 100 on the points list are all in the field and from that elite group, 70 will move onto the BMW Championship in two weeks.

Random tournament fact: All healthy players who qualified for this event will tee it up. Can you say "cha-ching"?

THE DEFENDER

Charley Hoffman. Talk about good timing. Hoffman picked last year's final round here to post the best round of his life, a 62 that gave him a surprising five-shot win. Many predicted the result was his coming-out party as one of the game's elite, but he hasn't carried it over in 2011. His top 10 (A T-10) at the Barclays was just his second of the season. We don't expect a third this week.

STUDS OF THE WEEK

Luke Donald. When compared with what he's done all year, last week's T-18 was a miserable result for the top-ranked player in the world. However, he finished with two straight 66s and given a fourth round, there's a good chance he would have climbed the leader board even more.

Nick Watney. Like with Donald, a win by Watts (Sorry, still can't think of a good nickname for him) could go a long way towards claiming a first PGA Tour Player of the Year Award. Watney doesn't have a great track record here, but he's also never played TPC Boston when his game is in this good of form.

(Side note: An elderly man has been singing to himself in one corner of the restaurant for the past 10 minutes. And by "singing to himself" I mean that I have been subjected to hearing some sort of chant-like melody from my table some 20 feet away. And no, unfortunately, he doesn't exactly sound like Sinatra either.)

FORMER CHAMP TO RIDE

Steve Stricker. The 2009 winner had a surprisingly quiet abbreviated week at the Barclays, but that was when it was still August. "Mr. September" should be ready to roll on a course that suits his game.

FORMER CHAMP TO AVOID

Phil Mickelson. The 2007 winner hasn't contended since his unlikely runner-up showing at the British Open. In fact, he hadn't contended leading up to that week either. While a Mickelson win wouldn't be out of the question, at this point, he doesn't seem worth the risk. Speaking of risk, I didn't know how dangerous sitting in a Così could be. A little kid just shrieked so loud that I may need to have my eardrum replaced.

FAN MAIL BREAK

"Hey, Alex. Just wanted to thank you for picking me to win last week and apologize for letting you down. I let the pressure get the best of me, but I promise to try to not let it happen again. Take care, Jason Day."

Relax, Jason. You didn't shoot anything worse than a 68 and you finished T-13. I appreciate the effort and don't worry, since you're 23, I think it's pretty safe to say you'll have a few more chances to win when I pick you. OK, so Day didn't really write, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't. Please feel free to email me with comments, questions or just to make fun of my picks. And of course, you can follow me on Twitter.